Jobless Claims Up 9,000 To 408,000 in Aug. 13 Week

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims rose 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Continuing claims for the week ending Aug. 6 rose to 3.702 million

Economists expected 400,000 initial jobless claims and 3.690 million continuing claims.

Initial claims for the Aug. 6 week were revised to 399,000. The continuing claims figure for the previous week was revised to 3.695 million.

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